Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…This study measured the feasibility, usability, and effectiveness of a virtual home-based program supported by a remote therapeutic monitoring software platform and a weekly phone call from the clinician to the patient compared to traditional clinic-based PR. …”
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Implementation of patient-reported outcome dashboards within the electronic health record to support shared decision-making in serious chronic illness by Glyn Elwyn, Sheetal M Kircher, Eugene Nelson, David Cella, Lisa Hirschhorn, Cynthia Barnard, Vikram Aggarwal, Jeffrey Linder, Sofia F Garcia, Aricca Van Citters, Mary O'connor, Laura M Perry, Nisha A Mohindra, Ava Coughlin, Katy Bedjeti, Devin Peipert, Melissa Weitzel, Victoria Morken, Elijah Patten, Jissell Torres, Susan Metzger, Alesia O’daniel, Ryan Chmiel, Reena Modi, Michelle Munroe, Stavroula Xinos

“…Most patients (77%) and clinicians (86%) valued the dashboard for increasing SDM, and 57% of clinicians endorsed the dashboard’s clinical sustainability.Discussion This pilot study demonstrated the clinical appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility of implementing an EHR-integrated PRO dashboard for advanced cancer and chronic kidney disease. …”
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Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Christine Lee, Joseph S Ross, Molly Moore Jeffery, Nilay D Shah, David B Page, Nancy Chang, Fernanda Bellolio, Sam Torbati, Jessica D Ritchie, Gregg H Gilbert, Lindsay Emanuel, Mitra Ahadpour, Summer Allen, Richardae Araojo, Laura Ciaccio, Jonathan Fillmore, Patricia Koussis, Heather Lipkind, Celeste Mallama, Tamra Meyer, Megan Moncur, Teryl Nuckols, Michael A Pacanowski, Elektra Papadopoulos, Mat Soukup, Christopher O St. Clair, Stephen Tamang, Douglas W Wallace, Yueqin Zhao, Rebekah Heckmann

“…Introduction Opioid analgesics are often used to treat moderate-to-severe acute non-cancer pain; however, there is little high-quality evidence to guide clinician prescribing. An essential element to developing evidence-based guidelines is a better understanding of pain management and pain control among individuals experiencing acute pain for various common diagnoses.Methods and analysis This multicentre prospective observational study will recruit 1550 opioid-naïve participants with acute pain seen in diverse clinical settings including primary/urgent care, emergency departments and dental clinics. …”
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Case Reports: The core of practice-based evidence by Antonio Villa

“…In the NEJM, there is a section called ‘Clinical Problem Solving’ in which the case is presented by an experienced clinician, whereas in the section ‘Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital’ the case is shown and discussed with a pathologist. …”
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Convergent construct validity and test-retest reliability of both German versions of the original and the revised Niigata PPPD Questionnaire: NPQ and NPQ-R by Sarah Chételat, Sarah Chételat, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Sarah El Khadlaoui, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Michaela Stark, Michaela Stark, Stefan Schädler, Stefan Schädler, Maximilian Maywald, Lena Fabritius, Johannes Gerb, Johannes Gerb, Denis Grabova, Wiebke Trost, Andreas Zwergal, Andreas Zwergal, Ralf Strobl, Ralf Strobl, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Sandra Becker-Bense, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…The NPQ-R, with its additional subscales addressing associated symptoms and symptom behavior, represents both the patient and clinician perspective on PPPD-specific problems. Therefore, we recommend utilizing the NPQ-R for a comprehensive assessment of PPPD.…”
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Exploring the association between tissue sodium content, heart failure subtypes, and symptom burden: insights from magnetic resonance imaging by Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Djawid Hashemi, Karl Jakob Weiß, Karl Jakob Weiß, Karl Jakob Weiß, Patrick Doeblin, Patrick Doeblin, Patrick Doeblin, Moritz Blum, Radu Tanacli, Radu Tanacli, Radu Tanacli, Hana Camdzic, Hana Camdzic, Hans-Dirk Düngen, Hans-Dirk Düngen, Frank Edelmann, Frank Edelmann, Frank Edelmann, Titus Kuehne, Titus Kuehne, Titus Kuehne, Marcus Kelm, Marcus Kelm, Marcus Kelm, Sebastian Kelle, Sebastian Kelle, Sebastian Kelle

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2024 update of the AGIHO guideline on diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients with solid tumours and hematological malignan... by Michael Sandherr, Jannik Stemler, Enrico Schalk, Tessa Hattenhauer, Marcus Hentrich, Bernd Hertenstein, Christian Hohmann, Sibylle C. Mellinghoff, Rebekka Mispelbaum, Christina Rieger, Martin Schmidt-Hieber, Rosanne Sprute, Guenter Weiss, Oliver A. Cornely, Larissa Henze, Cornelia Lass-Floerl, Gernot Beutel, Annika Y. Classen, Noemi F. Freise, Meinolf Karthaus, Philipp Koehler, Robert Krause, Julia Neuhann, Hans Martin Orth, Olaf Penack, Markus Schaich, Karsten Spiekermann, Sebastian Voigt, Florian Weissinger, Elena Busch

“…By this, the aim of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients for the practicing clinician.…”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…In cases where the patient’s wishes are documented, the clinician’s judgment about the benefits (or lack thereof) of life-sustaining treatment would not matter as much. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xlii] Neither the individual nor the transplant clinicians are responsible for creating a clinical or statistical disadvantage to receiving a standard allograft. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and Outpatient Clinician Workforce: Challenges and Policy Responses. …”
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Diabetes Treatment with Dapagliflozin and Its Combinations: Insights from Clinical Practice by Akshay Bafna, Ajit Mehta, Rajeev Garg, Jayagopal Pathiyil Balagopalan, Rajesh Rajput, Nitin Zalte, Preethi Naik, Amarnath Sugumaran, Senthilnathan Mohanasundaram

“…Results: Of the 982 clinicians, 871 completed the study. According to 90.93% and 47.19% of clinicians, most patients with T2DM were in the age group of 40–60 years, and cardiovascular (CV) risk is present in 3 in 10 of T2DM patients, respectively. …”
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Reliability Analysis of In-person and Virtual Goniometric Measurements of the Upper Extremity by Tracy Spigelman, Leah Simpkins, Casey Humphrey, Yehor Vitel, Aaron Sciascia

“…# Background Virtual healthcare has forced clinicians to modify or eliminate parts of the musculoskeletal evaluation such as motion assessment. …”
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Prehospital video triage of suspected stroke patients in Greater Manchester: pilot project report by Christopher Ashton, Adrian R Parry-Jones, Lisa Brunton, Ibrahim Alghamdi, David A Jenkins

“…However, some reported delays as a result. Clinicians expressed mixed opinions regarding PHVT’s utility. …”
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A Randomized Survey of the Preference of Gastroenterologists for a Cochrane Review versus a Traditional Narrative Review by John WD McDonald, Jeffrey Mahon, Kelly Zarnke, Brian Feagan, Lorinda Simms, Wayne Tucker

“…BACKGROUND: Clinicians often rely on review material rather than analysis of primary research to guide therapy. …”
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Identifying the top research priorities in medically not yet explained symptoms (MNYES): a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership by Mark Edwards, Danielle Varley, Natalie Smith, Petros Perros, Jonathan Gower, Arvind Kaul, Nicholas Gall, Andrew Stephen Moriarty, Christina Maria van der Feltz-Cornelis, Jennifer Sweetman, Jennifer Gilligan, Stephanie Hayle, James Sampford, Iman Elfeddali

“…Objectives This study establishes research priorities for medically not yet explained symptoms (MNYES), also known as persistent physical symptoms or medically unexplained symptoms, from the perspective of patients, caregivers and clinicians, in a priority setting partnership (PSP) following the James Lind Alliance (JLA) approach. …”
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Interprofessional Inconsistencies in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Instability: Survey Results of Physicians and Rehabilitation Providers by Constantine P Nicolozakes, Xinning Li, Tim L Uhl, Guido Marra, Nitin B Jain, Eric J Perreault, Amee L Seitz

“…# Background Clinicians of many specialties within sports medicine care for athletes with shoulder instability, but successful outcomes are inconsistent. …”
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A qualitative exploration of the educational needs of people living with heart failure: BANDAIDD-Explore study. by Caleb Ferguson, Scott William, Sabine Allida, Peter S Macdonald, Gary Kilov, Clara K Chow, Anthony Keech, BANDAIDD Study Investigator team

“…This is an exploratory qualitative study of cardiovascular clinicians, people living with heart failure (HF), and their caregivers. …”
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Fitness-to-work considerations in the paradigmatic pain condition of headache disorder by Xiangning Fan, Ellina Lytvyak, Charl Els, Sebastian Straube

“…Abstract Headache disorders are common, including in the working population. Clinicians caring for patients with headache need to be aware of work-related factors as potential causes or triggers of headache disorders, and consider the impact of headache on fitness-to-work, especially in safety-sensitive and decision-critical roles. …”
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Guidelines for Patient-Centered Documentation in the Era of Open Notes: Qualitative Study by Anita Vanka, Katherine T Johnston, Tom Delbanco, Catherine M DesRoches, Annalays Garcia, Liz Salmi, Charlotte Blease

“… BackgroundPatients in the United States have recently gained federally mandated, free, and ready electronic access to clinicians’ computerized notes in their medical records (“open notes”). …”
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Lifting Techniques: Why Are We Not Using Evidence To Optimize Movement? by Nicholas B. Washmuth, Abby D. McAfee, C. Scott Bickel

“…When applying this clinical framework, clinicians should consider metabolic, biomechanical, physical stress tolerance, and pain factors in order to address the movement system. …”
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